S11 EP8: Athleticism and Motherhood with Brianna Battles

Brianna Battles, the Founder of Pregnancy & Postpartum
Athleticism, specializes in coaching pregnant and postpartum
athletes and educating coaching professionals. She is a
remarkable advocate and resource for women who want training
during and after pregnancy. Because postpartum spans a lifetime!
She’s here to tell you that your growth as an athlete is
exponential. It is not over when you become a mom.


No one wants to be left asking in postpartum, “Why didn’t anyone
tell me this could happen?” You may feel out of control with your
body during this season and there’s a lot more body awareness
that needs to come into play. In today’ episode we discuss
predispositions, pelvic floor health, diastasis, fascia,
incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and postpartum rehab. It’s
so hard to not be committed to one version of yourself. Listen
and learn how to make peace with your real motivations behind
training. You don’t have to feel sidelined. “Athleticism does not
end when motherhood begins” - Brianna Battles


Brianna’s Links:


Brianna's Website


Brianna's IG


Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism on IG


The Practice Brave Podcast



(00:00:00) Welcome Brianna Battles, Founder of Pregnancy &
Postpartum Athleticism


(00:02:00) Brianna's background and what led her to this side of
fitness


(00:10:52) When your doctor doesn't understand the type of
fitness you’re doing and who to look to for coaching and advice
when it comes to athletics and training 


(00:13:12) Some of the core and pelvic floor symptoms common in
pregnancy


(00:25:16) Framing pregnancy as an opportunity for athletic
maturity


(00:29:55) Advice for mothers on the other side of postpartum
reflecting with undue shame about their experience and what to do
now


(00:32:00) What we should be doing every day for pelvic floor
health


(00:36:25) Breathing through movements and how to leverage your
pelvic floor muscles to improve performance 


(00:41:20) Why should we be cautious about advice we see and hear
from fitness influencers and what worked for them?


(00:48:50) Brianna’s ebook: “The No Pee Cheat Sheet” and advice
if your insurance won’t cover pelvic floor PT


(00:50:49) Some of the biggest mistakes you still see from women
that you wish you could shout from the rooftops


(00:53:57) Where to find and hear more from Brianna Battles


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